Question
Download Solution PDFThe Kharif crops are harvested in the month of-
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is September-October.
Key Points
- The crops which are sown in the rainy season are called Kharif crops.
- Kharif crops are the crops that are sown at the beginning of the rainy season, e.g. between April and May.
- The Kharif crops are harvested in the month of September-October
- Important crops grown during this season are paddy, maize, jowar, bajra, tur (arhar), moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and soybean.
- Kharif crop requires high temperature and high humidity.
Additional Information
- There are three cropping seasons in India.
- Rabi.
- Kharif.
- Zaid.
- Rabi crops are sown in the winter season from October to December and harvested in the summer season from April to June.
- Wheat, Barley, Peas, Gram, and Mustard-produced during Rabi.
- Zaid season is a short season In between the Rabi and the Kharif seasons.
- Cucumber and watermelon are produced during Zaid.
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